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Friday, June 24, 2016

Kassel is a city located on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Regierungsbezirk Kassel and the Kreis of the same name and has 200,507 inhabitants in December 2015. The former capital of the state of Hesse-Kassel has many palaces and parks, including the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. To read more about Kassel, click here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kassel .

Ilmenau is a town in Thuringia, Germany. It is the largest town within the Ilm district with a population of 26,000, while the district capital is Arnstadt. Ilmenau is located approximately 33 km (21 miles) south of Erfurt and 135 km (84 miles) north of Nuremberg within the Ilm valley at the northern edge of the Thuringian Forest at an elevation of 500 metres (1,640 feet). To read more about Ilmenau, click here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilmenau .

Most of the final 10 minutes of the film consists of Ilmenau's Alstadt Fest, including performances on the rock stage as well as the main stage. Finally the film ends with the journey away from Ilmenau towards Erfurt on the 'Forest Train'.

Ilmenau is a lovely traditional town, and I would urge anyone to visit.

To see a film of the Hotel Mara, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws1jmH9wNPA .

To see a film of the Hotel Tanne, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oniZeoFzOzE .

To see a film of nearby Erfurt, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2gmq6d5mZc .

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Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England, on England's northwest coast. The town is on the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries, 17.5 miles (28.2 km) northwest of Preston, 27 miles (43 km) north of Liverpool, 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Bolton and 40 miles (64 km) northwest of Manchester. It had an estimated population of 142,065 at the 2011 Census. To read more about Blackpool, click here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackpool .

This film features aerial views of Blackpool from 17,000 feet, from a Ryanair Boeing 737, as it flies from Leeds Bradford Airport to Dublin Airport. Blackpool, it's piers, tower and football stadium are all clearly visible in the film. As is The Irish Sea, Fleetwood and the Wyre Estuary to the North of Blackpool.

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Dublin Airport, (Irish: Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath) (IATA: DUB, ICAO: EIDW), is an international airport serving Dublin, the capital city of Ireland. It is operated by Dublin Airport Authority (DAA). The airport is located 10.0 km / 6.2 mi north of Dublin in Collinstown, County Fingal. To read more about Dublin Airport, click here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dublin_Airport .

This footage features film in a 'northerly' direction from an inbound Ryanair Boeing 737 as it approaches and lands at Dublin Airport. Within the film, the following locations are identified: Lambay Island, Portmarnock, Malahide, Kinsealy, The Baskins, M1 Motorway and Dublin Airport.

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Leeds Bradford International Airport (IATA: LBA, ICAO: EGNM) is located at Yeadon, in the City of Leeds Metropolitan District in West Yorkshire, England, 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) northwest of Leeds city centre. The airport has one physical runway, which depending on the prevalent wind (which dictates the direction aircraft land and take-off) is called Runway 32 or Runway 14. To read more about Leeds Bradford Airport, click here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds_Bradford_International_Airport .

This film features an afternoon take-off on runway 32 from Leeds Bradford Airport, within the film, the following locations and features are identified: Carlton, Otley Chevin, Otley and Newall.

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

The Nuremberg U-Bahn is a metro run by VAG Nürnberg (Verkehrsaktiengesellschaft Nürnberg or Nuremberg Transport Corporation), which itself is a member of the VGN (Verkehrsverbund Großraum Nürnberg or Greater Nuremberg Transport Network). The Nuremberg U-Bahn is Germany's newest metro, having begun operation in 1972. In 2008, driverless and fully automated trains have been introduced and count as Germany's first automatic U-Bahn system. To read more about the Nuremberg U-Bahn, click here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_U-Bahn .

This film features views of the Nuremberg U-Bahn, including the stations and trains arriving and departing at the following locations: Nuremberg Hauptbahnhof, Lorenzkirche, Weisser Turm, and Opernhaus.

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London Stansted Airport (IATA: STN, ICAO: EGSS) is an international airport located at Stansted Mountfitchet in the local government district of Uttlesford in Essex, 30 mi (48 km) northeast of Central London and 0.93 mi (1.50 km) from the Hertfordshire border. To read more about London Stansted Airport, click here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Stansted_Airport .

This film features a Ryanair Boeing 737 a it takes-off into low cloud from London Stansted Airport. There are brief views of the Essex countryside before the aircraft enters the clouds.

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Erfurt Hauptbahnhof or Erfurt Central Station is the main railway station at Erfurt in Germany. It is an important junction on the German rail network, served by numerous local and long-distance rail services. Immediately north of the station is Erfurt's city centre. The station lies on the Thüringer Bahn, which connects Halle to Bebra. It is served also by the Erfurter Bahn. To read more about Erfurt Hauptbahnhof, click here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erfurt_Hauptbahnhof .

This film features views of trains arriving at, departing from, and passing through Erfurt Hauptbahnhof, including local, regional, Intercity, ICE and freight / cargo trains.

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Plaue is a town in the Ilm-Kreis district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Gera, 11 km north of Ilmenau, and 8 km southwest of Arnstadt.

Plaue Railway Station is a junction station on the Erfurt-Würzburg and Erfurt-Ilmenau railway lines. The Erfurt-Würzburg section is double tracked, and the Erfurt-Ilmenau section is mostly single tracked.

Plaue railway station is located in the east of the city center between Plaue and Kleinbreitenbach . It has three platforms: platform 1 is for trains to Würzburg, platform 2 for trains towards Erfurt and platform 3 for trains to Ilmenau, Würzburg and Erfurt. Platforms 2 and 3 can be accessed via an underpass.

This film features views from the island platforms 2 and 3 of the railway station building, as well as trains leaving and approaching the station.

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Do you tear the silver foil off of OXO cubes in little pieces, and then crumble the cube into your food, getting bits of foil and OXO everywhere??? If so then you have been doing it completely WRONG! Watch this short 1 minute film to learn how to do OXO cubes the right way!!!

To read more about OXO, click here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxo_(food)

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is an automated light metro system opened in 1987 to serve the redeveloped Docklands area of London. It reaches north to Stratford, south to Lewisham, west to Tower Gateway and Bank in the City of London financial district, and east to Beckton, London City Airport and Woolwich Arsenal. To read more about the Docklands Light Railway, click here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docklands_Light_Railway .

This film features views of DLR stations and trains at the following locations: Tower Gateway, Westferry, Cutty Sark and Shadwell.

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The Sky Garden is located at 20 Fenchurch Street, which is a commercial skyscraper in London that takes its name from its address on Fenchurch Street, in the historic City of London financial district. It has been nicknamed 'The Walkie-Talkie' because of its distinctive shape. Construction was completed in spring 2014, and the top-floor 'sky garden' was opened in January 2015. To read more about 20 Fenchurch Street, click here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20_Fenchurch_Street .

The Sky Garden is at the top of 20 Fenchurch Street, 155 metres from the ground, and offers views across London and far beyond.

This film is of 20 Fenchurch Street, as well as views of The Sky Garden, and views over London, including The River Thames, HMS Belfast, Tower Bridge, The Tower of London, The Shard, London Bridge Railway Station, City Hall, Southwark Crown Court, St. Paul's Cathedral, Monument and the Gherkin.

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The Stansted Express is a direct train service linking London Liverpool Street to London Stansted Airport. It is a sub-brand of Abellio Greater Anglia, the current franchise operator of the Greater Anglia franchise. To read more about the Stansted Express, click here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stansted_Express .

This film features views from a Stansted Express train as it travels from London Liverpool Street railway station to London Stansted Airport railway station. En-route, the train calls at Tottenham Hale, Harlow Town, Stansted Mountfitchet and finally Stansted Airport. The majority of footage within the film is London suburbia and the Essex countryside.

The Viaduct in Leeds is an award winning LGBT showbar and entertainment venue, that regularly features drag and cabaret performances. This short film shows excerpts of the live entertainment at The Viaduct, during a charity fundraising night for Leeds Pride 2016.

I stayed at the SANA Lisboa hotel in Lisbon, in January 2016, I stayed on the 11th floor of this hotel for 4 nights bed and breakfast which cost £259, booked with booking.com.

The hotel is a very busy business and conference hotel, with large and impressive facilities. The room was very modern and plush, with an extremely large bed, table and chairs, desk area, wardrobe, safe and very modern bathroom. I was extremely comfortable in this room.

To get to the hotel from the airport, was a 35 minute metro journey, with one change of train (look on the Lisbon metro map for details), it was pretty straightforward though.

The hotel facilities are all excellent, the breakfast buffet was extensive, one of the best that I have ever had, and I very much enjoyed it. All of the staff were friendly and professional, giving great customer service.

Overall I very much enjoyed my stay at this hotel, and I would certainly consider staying here again in future.

To see a review of the nearby Mercador Luxury Apartment, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSPQbzFELOw .

To see a very detailed city tour of Lisbon, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq8Yry4jhAM .

To see a film of the Lisbon Metro, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSLH0P7q8Qo .

To see a film of the Lisbon Oceanarium, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQbLdDX1oz0 .

To see a film of Lisbon Oriente Railway Station, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrRSIVoTkfQ .

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I stayed at the Mercador Luxury Apartments in June 2016. Two of us stayed there for 5 nights, bed and breakfast, which cost 625 Euro with booking.com. Upon arrival at the apartments, we were met by 'Juan', who was very helpful, and provided us with information about Lisbon, and his mobile number / whatsapp in case we needed to contact him again whilst there.

The apartment was lovely, the decor was period traditional Portugese mixed with something more contemporary, and the apartment did feel very luxurious. The breakfast is in the fridge of the apartment, which includes eggs, bread, yoghurts, milk, fruit juice, tea, coffee, cheese, jam, cereal and cooked meats. It is an apartment, so you cook this yourself, but that was fine with us. All of the facilities for cooking were contained within the apartment.

We had a very nice stay here, we enjoyed the central location, and close proximity to Avenida Metro station for getting around. If you are looking to stay in Lisbon, and you don't want a busy hotel, then this apartment may be worth considering.

This film features views of the apartment, including exterior street views, views of the communal hallway, stairs and landing, and views around our apartment, including the kitchen, living room, bedroom and bathroom.

Overall I enjoyed my stay at the Mercador Luxury Apartments, which was very comfortable indeed. I would definitely consider staying here again in future.

To see a review of the nearby SANA Lisboa Hotel, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCqGTb0qw6w .

To see a very detailed city tour of Lisbon, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq8Yry4jhAM .

To see a film of the Lisbon Metro, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSLH0P7q8Qo .

To see a film of the Lisbon Oceanarium, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQbLdDX1oz0 .

To see a film of Lisbon Oriente Railway Station, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrRSIVoTkfQ .

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I stayed at the Maldron Hotel in Tallaght in May 2016, two of us stayed with bed and breakfast for £147 (187 Euro) on a Saturday and Sunday night booked with booking.com.

The hotel is in a modern building and looks impressive from the outside. On the inside there are some signs of wear and tear, and in places refurbishment would not go astray. With that said our bedroom on the third floor (301), was very nice and had been refurbished in recent years. We had a very large balcony, which gave us a good view of the Shamrock Rovers football ground.

The room had tea and coffee making facilities, ample storage, a good sized bed, and was easily spacious enough for us. The bathroom was modern and refurbished. The hotel breakfast buffet was very good indeed, and I found the staff to be friendly and helpful.

I was not as enamoured with the swimming pool as I thought I would be. It needed some refurbishment, and was quite busy, making it difficult to have a decent swim. It was also a bit of a circuitous route getting to it, and the waterfall / massage beds were not in working order.

The main disadvantage of staying in this hotel was its physical location from Dublin city centre. The tram ride, whilst enjoyable for the first time became onerous, and we also found reluctance from taxi drivers to take us to Tallaght, one even wanted 'danger money' as an extra, due to the area being 'unsafe'.

If you are wanting Radisson Blu luxury, this hotel is not for you, but if you want cheap and fairly decent accommodation, and you don't mind the tram ride into the centre of Dublin, then this hotel could work for you.

To read reviews about this hotel on TripAdvisor, click here: https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g551519-d671537-Reviews-Maldron_Hotel_Tallaght-Tallaght_County_Dublin.html .

Monday, June 20, 2016

This film features views from a Monarch Airlines Airbus A321 as it takes off from Manchester Airport, views include Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Merseyside. Within the film, the following locations and features are identified: Manchester Airport, Heald Green, Cheadle, Irlam, Glazebrook, Cadishead, Birchwood, Warrington, Great Sankey, River Mersey, Widnes, Runcorn and Speke.

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The Lisbon Metro (Portuguese: Metropolitano de Lisboa) is the metro (subway) system of Lisbon, Portugal. Opened in December 1959, it was the first subway system in Portugal. As of 2012, the four Lisbon metro lines total 43.2 kilometres (26.8 mi) of route and serve 55 stations. To read more about the Lisbon Metro, click here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisbon_Metro .

This film features views of many different Lisbon Metro stations, as well as views of the metro trains arriving and departing. The Metro stations featured in this film are as follows: Avenida, Restauradores, Baixa-Chiado, Cais do Sodré, Maritim Moniz, Rossio, Marquês de Pombal, São Sebastião, Oriente and Aeroporto.

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Leeds Bradford International Airport (IATA: LBA, ICAO: EGNM) is located at Yeadon, in the City of Leeds Metropolitan District in West Yorkshire, England, 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) northwest of Leeds city centre. The airport has one physical runway, which depending on the prevalent wind (which dictates the direction aircraft land and take-off) is called Runway 32 or Runway 14. To read more about Leeds Bradford Airport, click here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds_Bradford_International_Airport .

This film features a rainy morning take-off from Leeds Bradford Airport's runway 14, through the wet and cloud Cookridge is briefly visible after the aircraft has taken off.

Public Enemy LIVE at The Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England - 15th June, 2016.

Public Enemy is an American hip hop group consisting of Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Professor Griff, Khari Wynn, DJ Lord, and the S1W group. Formed on Long Island, New York in 1982, they are known for their politically charged music and criticism of the American media, with an active interest in the frustrations and concerns of the African American community. To read more about Public Enemy, click here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Enemy_(band) .

This film features excerpts from the recent support slot that Public Enemy played to The Stone Roses at The Etihad Stadium in Manchester. It includes the following tracks: 'Bring the Noise', 'Don't Believe the Hype' and 'Harder Than You Think'. It was, as usual a brilliant set by these LEGENDS of hip hop.

To see excerpts of The Stone Roses who headlined after Public Enemy, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9fR4Z6-NsU .

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The Stone Roses are an English rock band, formed in Manchester in 1983. They were one of the pioneering groups of the Madchester movement that was active during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The band's most prominent lineup consists of vocalist Ian Brown, guitarist John Squire, bassist Mani, and drummer Reni. To read more about the Stone Roses, click here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stone_Roses .

This film features excerpts from their recent gigs at The Etihad Stadium in Manchester, home to Manchester City FC, including classic songs 'I Wanna Be Adored', 'Waterfall' and 'She Bangs The Drum'. This was an absolutely AMAZING gig, definitely one of the best that I've ever been to. The atmosphere from the crowd of 60,000 was just SUPERB.

The support for the gig was Public Enemy who played an absolutely blinding set, to see highlights of that, click here: https://youtu.be/hQ1P6YmHdKk .

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This film features footage in the build up to, during and the celebrations afterwards of the English League One play-off final at Wembley Stadium in London. The game was the end to a rollercoaster season for Barnsley, who at one point were bottom of the league. This ending was a superb lift to all the reds fans who had made the long journey down south.

From the Guardian: In any other season, Barnsley’s promotion from League One, achieved after they defeated Millwall 3-1 in the play-off final at Wembley, might be considered the most implausible and remarkable story it is possible to imagine. They were bottom of the table in November, in February lost the manager who started their revival and now they are in the Championship. To read more of this remarkable story, click here: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/may/29/barnsley-millwall-league-one-play-off-final-match-report .

To see my film of Barnsley winning the Johnstone's Paint Trophy final, click here: https://youtu.be/TwY4LVuRhoQ .

This was a great day out, made even better by a Barnsley victory. Well done Tykes - yooooo reeeedddss!!!!

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The Lisbon Oceanarium is an oceanarium in Lisbon, Portugal. It is located in the Parque das Nações, which was the exhibition grounds for the Expo '98. It is the largest indoor aquarium in Europe. To read more about the Lisbon Oceanarium, click here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisbon_Oceanarium .

This film was taken at Lisbon Oceanarium and features numerous views of the amazing display tanks in which fish and other marine life are swimming and active. This is a great place to visit if you are in Lisbon, and I highly recommend it. To visit the Lisbon Oceanarium website click here: https://www.oceanario.pt/en .

To see a film of a detailed city tour of Lisbon, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq8Yry4jhAM .

To see a film of Lisbon Oriente Railway Station, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrRSIVoTkfQ .

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Oriente Station is situated in an urban area of reclaimed industrial and abandoned buildings fronting the northern margin of the Tagus River, situated 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the city centre.[8]

Ambitious in its conception, the modernist station includes a Lisbon Metro station, a high-speed commuter and regional train hub, a local, national and international bus station, a shopping centre and a police station. To read more about Lisbon Oriente Station, click here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gare_do_Oriente .

This film features views of the station's architecture and infrastructure, as well as views of trains arriving at and departing from the station.

To see a detailed city tour of Lisbon, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq8Yry4jhAM .

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Sunday, June 12, 2016

Lisbon is the capital and the largest city of Portugal, this
feature-length documentary is the longest and most detailed tour of Lisbon that
currently exists anywhere on the internet. I had never visited Lisbon prior to
2016, I went once in January, and enjoyed it so much that I returned in May. I
have combined footage from both trips to create this feature-length film.